System Requirements for Versions 1.0 and 1.1
To ensure adequate performance, the .NET Framework has the following minimum and recommended system requirements for client and server applications.
Operating System Requirements
The .NET Framework is supported on the following platforms.
Scenario |
Operating system |
|---|---|
Client |
Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 6.0a or later Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 6.0a or later Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Datacenter Server (version 1.1) Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 family (version 1.1) Note On all these systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later and Windows Installer 2.0 or later are also required. |
Server |
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2.0 Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 2.0 Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 2.0 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server with Service Pack 2.0 (version 1.1) Windows XP Professional Windows Server 2003 family (version 1.1) |
Additional Software Requirements
To use additional features such as ASP.NET, COM+ services, and the .NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server, you need the following additional software.
Scenario |
Feature |
Required software |
|---|---|---|
Client |
.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server |
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 or later |
Access to system management information |
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) (installed with operating system on Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows XP) |
|
COM+ services |
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.0 |
|
Server |
.NET Framework Data Provider for SQL Server |
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.7 |
ASP.NET |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 |
Hardware Requirements
Scenario |
Required processor |
Recommended processor |
Required RAM |
Recommended RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Client (Windows Forms and Windows Services) |
Pentium 90 megahertz (MHz)* |
Pentium 90 MHz or faster |
32 megabytes (MB)* |
96 MB or higher |
Server |
Pentium 133 MHz* |
Pentium 133 MHz or faster |
128 MB* |
256 MB or higher |
*Or the minimum required by the operating system, whichever is higher.
See Also
Concepts
System Requirements for Version 2.0